I like the way that 'I' begins to dissipate toward the end, Sharon, via the machinery youve drawn attention to throughout...
Doug
On 2012-03-07, at 2:47 PM, sharon brogan wrote:
> *“. . . every time we recall an event, the structure of that memory in the
> brain is altered in light of the present moment, warped by our current
> feelings and knowledge.”
>
> “. . . memory is less like a movie, a permanent emulsion of chemicals on
> celluloid, and more like a play—subtly different each time it’s performed.
> In my brain, a network of cells is constantly being reconsolidated,
> rewritten, remade.”
>
> “We want the past to persist, because the past gives us permanence. It
> tells us who we are and where we belong. But what if your most cherished
> recollections are also the most ephemeral thing in your head?”
>
> “Over and over, the act of repeating the narrative seemed to corrupt its
> content.”
>
> The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever
>
> -
>
> Jonah Lehrer
>
> http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/02/ff_forgettingpill/
>
>
> memory * that trickster
> fickle * elusive
> sometimes appears
> on cue * sometimes
> not * he forgets
> his lines * he ad-libs
> he ignores
> the script * the plot
> the point * the dramatic
> arc * he saws me in
> half * reassembles
> me out of order *
> that rabbit * that dove
> are not what
> they seem * those
> mobius scarves * ever-
> changing colors * pulled
> from his natty sleeve
> sleight-of-mind * illusion
> distortion * i reappear *
> disassembled * confused
> hypnotized * i am that
> rabbit * that dove * un-
> knowing i am not
> what i seem
> *
>
> --
> sharon brogan
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